The tick microbiome comprises communities of microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria
and eukaryotes, and is being elucidated through modern molecular techniques. The advent …

The recent development of high‐throughput NGS technologies,(ie, next‐generation
sequencing) has highlighted the complexity of tick microbial communities—which include …

Recent evidence suggests that, similar to larger organisms, dispersal is a key driver of
microbiome assembly; however, our understanding of the rates and taxonomic composition …

The main importance of ticks resides in their ability to harbor pathogens that can be
transmitted to terrestrial vertebrates including humans. Recently, studies have focused on …

Background Ticks transmit pathogens of medical and veterinary importance and are an
increasing threat to human and animal health. Assessing disease risk and developing new …

Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia, is
characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates in over 190 different mammalian species …

Ecological factors, host characteristics and/or interactions among microbes may all shape
the occurrence of microbes and the structure of microbial communities within organisms. In …

Within the past 30 yr molecular assays have largely supplanted classical methods for
detection of tick-borne agents. Enhancements provided by molecular assays, including …

Rickettsia buchneri is the principal symbiotic bacterium of the medically significant tick
Ixodes scapularis. This species has been detected primarily in the ovaries of adult female …

The information from the tick cattle microbiota suggests that the microbial populations may
modulate a successful infection process of the tick-borne pathogens. Therefore, there is a …